Senegal’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation

Senegal experienced annual economic growth of 4.8 percent during the 2009 to 2019 period (World Bank 2023a). With an annual population growth rate of 2.7 percent over the same period, the living standards of Senegalese improved modestly. In 2020, the global COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant slo...

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Autores principales: Pauw, Karl, Randriamamonjy, Josee, Thurlow, James, Diao, Xinshen, Ellis, Mia
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131426
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author Pauw, Karl
Randriamamonjy, Josee
Thurlow, James
Diao, Xinshen
Ellis, Mia
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Ellis, Mia
Pauw, Karl
Randriamamonjy, Josee
Thurlow, James
author_facet Pauw, Karl
Randriamamonjy, Josee
Thurlow, James
Diao, Xinshen
Ellis, Mia
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description Senegal experienced annual economic growth of 4.8 percent during the 2009 to 2019 period (World Bank 2023a). With an annual population growth rate of 2.7 percent over the same period, the living standards of Senegalese improved modestly. In 2020, the global COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant slowdown in economic growth, but growth rebounded in 2021. While the country was adversely affected by the global commodity market disruptions related to the Russia-Ukraine war that started in 2022 (Arndt et al. 2023; Diao and Thurlow 2023), its growth is projected to reach 8.0 percent in 2023 and 10.5 percent in 2024 (World Bank 2023b). This suggests a much-improved short-term outlook and a future growth trajectory well above its pre-pandemic growth trajectory. Agriculture is a relatively small sector in Senegal, accounting for less than one-fifth of GDP. However, the broader agrifood system (AFS), which includes processing, trade and transport of agrifood products, and food services, makes up about one-third of GDP. In this brief, we examine the performance of Senegal’s broader AFS and its contribution to growth and transformation.
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spelling CGSpace1314262025-11-06T04:30:54Z Senegal’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation Pauw, Karl Randriamamonjy, Josee Thurlow, James Diao, Xinshen Ellis, Mia agrifood systems value chains markets agriculture labour productivity off-farm employment poverty diet quality jobs development gross national product cotton cattle rice fish Senegal experienced annual economic growth of 4.8 percent during the 2009 to 2019 period (World Bank 2023a). With an annual population growth rate of 2.7 percent over the same period, the living standards of Senegalese improved modestly. In 2020, the global COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant slowdown in economic growth, but growth rebounded in 2021. While the country was adversely affected by the global commodity market disruptions related to the Russia-Ukraine war that started in 2022 (Arndt et al. 2023; Diao and Thurlow 2023), its growth is projected to reach 8.0 percent in 2023 and 10.5 percent in 2024 (World Bank 2023b). This suggests a much-improved short-term outlook and a future growth trajectory well above its pre-pandemic growth trajectory. Agriculture is a relatively small sector in Senegal, accounting for less than one-fifth of GDP. However, the broader agrifood system (AFS), which includes processing, trade and transport of agrifood products, and food services, makes up about one-third of GDP. In this brief, we examine the performance of Senegal’s broader AFS and its contribution to growth and transformation. 2023-07-10 2023-08-08T09:32:54Z 2023-08-08T09:32:54Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131426 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Pauw, Karl; Randriamamonjy, Josee; Thurlow, James; Diao, Xinshen; and Ellis, Mia. 2023. Senegal’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation. Agrifood System Diagnostics Country Series 16. https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136790.
spellingShingle agrifood systems
value chains
markets
agriculture
labour productivity
off-farm employment
poverty
diet quality
jobs
development
gross national product
cotton
cattle
rice
fish
Pauw, Karl
Randriamamonjy, Josee
Thurlow, James
Diao, Xinshen
Ellis, Mia
Senegal’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation
title Senegal’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation
title_full Senegal’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation
title_fullStr Senegal’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation
title_full_unstemmed Senegal’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation
title_short Senegal’s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation
title_sort senegal s agrifood system structure and drivers of transformation
topic agrifood systems
value chains
markets
agriculture
labour productivity
off-farm employment
poverty
diet quality
jobs
development
gross national product
cotton
cattle
rice
fish
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131426
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